But I don't love it as much as all that. I guess it's okay for my first time. But it puckers in places and my increases look sloppy. I still don't know what to do to make my increases less visible, but I did get advice on the puckering. Someone told me every color change or two to give the work a tug so that the carried yarn in back gets pulled out and stretched all the way across flat. I think for something like this, too, I will knit the fair isle part on larger needles.
This was knit in Karabella Aurora 8 on size 7 needles.
Closeup of Yoke
From the front - another headless knitting photo
From the back
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Hey nikki....that's cool that we both just finished our first Fair Isles. I love that you've got it fitted at the waist right where the color changes - you must be a master at hitting gauge. Very cool - Lydia
Master?! hahaha, I wish. That would be sweet! It was great luck, I noted as I was at the waist, that the fair isle part just so happened to hit at my natural waist, thus making my puckering look like "shaping". :) So you got your patterns from an EZ book? I have to find a book with fair isle patterns as I love doing them now.
You are too funny. I like to marriage story.
The sweater looks fabulous!
You don't ever marry the first one you date. This was your trial fairisle- the next one might be The One. It looks good from this angle - I hope that you don't totally kick it to the curb.
I think it's awesome, I love the colors & the shaping.
Whoo! That looks great!
The sweater looks great!
Wow! I need to focus more on my knitting... I'm totally inspired by this sweater, it's gorgeous! And did I see somewhere that you've not even been knitting for a year yet? Amazing!
Becca
This was the first post of yours I stumbled across while searching out fair isle patterns and tips. I think I've fallen headlong in love with you! This post cracked me up, because this is the way I feel about eighty percent of my projects.
Half sweater babies indeed!
Hiro
I'm in the same boat as Hiro. I came across your post while searching for a fair isle sweater pattern. I've never knitted fair isle before and I, too, want to fall in love with my first creation.
But first I think I will explore your blog. Did you ever think that people would find you from entries your wrote two or three years ago?
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